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Mastering Computer Systems in Pharmacovigilance
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Mastering Computer Systems in Pharmacovigilance

Learn PV Computer Systems, Oracle Argus Safety Architecture, CSV, GVP, Testing & Real-World Implementation End-to-End
Last updated 4/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn End-to-End management of computer systems in Drug Safety or Pharmacovigilance
  • Software Development Lifecycle for a Pharmacovigilance System : Waterfall, Agile, and DevOps
  • Oracle Argus Safety Architecture
  • Oracle Argus Safety System Monitoring
  • Oracle Argus Safety Technicals
  • Oracle Argus Safety Schema
  • Computer System Validation, Documentation, and Good Documentation Practices
  • Testing Strategies: Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ or UAT)
  • Risk Assessment and Test Strategy
  • Business Analysis with Functional and non-functional requirements gathering and documentation
  • Project or Change driven Impact Assessment
  • Pharmacovigilance System Design: Functional and Design Specification
  • Computer System Maintenance and Operations - Incident, Service Request, and Change Management
  • Audits and Inspections of Pharmacovigilance Systems
  • Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP Modules) for Computer Systems and Quality Systems in Pharmacovigilance
  • Pharmacovigilance System Revalidation and Retirement
  • Computer Systems and Types of Computer Systems in Drug Safety function
  • Software as a Service, Commercial off the Shelf products available in the market
  • Technology behind Computer Systems in Pharmacovigilance
  • Data flow in Pharmacovigilance Systems
  • Decision to Buy or Build a Computer System
  • Project Initiation and approval
  • Cloud Vs On Premise Deployment of Computer Systems
  • Managing Argus Environments
  • Computer System Development : Coding and Configuration

Course content

13 sections58 lectures3h 22m total length
  • Introduction to the Course and Instructor1:48

    Introduction to the Instructor and the Course

  • What is a System - A General View?1:06

    Simple understanding of a "System"

  • What is a System - The GVP Perspective2:54

    What is a Pharmacovigilance System as per Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP)

  • What is a Computer System2:11

    The definition of a Computer system

  • Types of Computer Systems in a Drug Safety Function3:59

    Types of Computer Systems: ERP, Document Management, Transactional, Business Intelligence, Automation and Artificial Intelligence

  • Check Your Knowledge
  • Project Assignment - Research on Drug Safety Products in Market1:55

    Project assignment to gain broad understanding of software systems/products available in the market for Drug Safety operations

  • Project Report - Research on Drug Safety Products in Market2:15

    safety products and platforms available in the market

Requirements

  • Fundamentals of Pharmacovigilance
  • No programming experience is required
  • No software development experience is required

Description

Become a Complete Pharmacovigilance Systems Expert

Are you ready to supercharge your Drug Safety / Pharmacovigilance career with one of the most complete, practical, and industry-aligned courses available today? If you want to understand how modern PV systems work behind the scenes, learn Oracle Argus Safety architecture and management, and gain real-world skills required in top Pharmaceutical and CRO organizations, then this course is designed for you.

This is real-world, scenario-driven training that brings together technology, process, compliance, and system development—all explained with clear examples, practical demonstrations, and rich industry insights.


What You Will Master in This Course

End-to-End Management of Pharmacovigilance Computer Systems

Understand every component, integration point, workflow, and lifecycle activity in modern Drug Safety technology ecosystems.

Oracle Argus Safety — Architecture, Technicals, Schema & Monitoring

Learn Argus the way real implementation teams work:

  • System architecture breakdown

  • Technical components

  • Schema walkthrough

  • Monitoring fundamentals

  • Environment management

  • Real-time use cases and examples

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) for PV Systems

Master how PV systems are built, enhanced, validated, and released:

  • Waterfall

  • Agile / Scrum

  • DevOps practices in Pharmacovigilance IT

Computer System Validation (CSV) & Good Documentation Practices (GDP)

Become fluent in:

  • Validation documents

  • Traceability

  • Compliance expectations

  • GxP documentation standards

Testing: IQ, OQ, PQ/UAT

Learn industry-approved strategies for:

  • Requirements testing

  • Qualification phases

  • Risk-based validation

  • End-to-end test planning

Risk Assessment & Impact Assessment

Perform assessments like real project teams:

  • Functional and non-functional requirements gathering

  • Change-driven Impact Analysis

  • Risk identification and mitigation

System Design, Functional Specs & Technical Specs

Understand how PV systems are designed using:

  • FRS (Functional Requirement Specifications)

  • DS (Design Specifications)

  • PV Systems Design Principles

PV System Operations & Maintenance

Master operational processes used in global pharma companies:

  • Incident management

  • Service requests

  • Change management

  • System updates

  • Revalidation and system retirement

Audits and Inspections

Learn how audit-readiness is maintained for:

  • PV Systems

  • Quality Systems

  • GVP Modules & Compliance Controls

Technology Behind PV Systems

Get clarity on:

  • SaaS vs COTS PV solutions

  • Cloud vs On-Prem deployment decisions

  • Data flow across PV ecosystems

  • Types of computer systems in Drug Safety

Project Initiation & Development

Understand:

  • Business case creation

  • Build vs Buy evaluation

  • Coding & configuration overview

  • Release management

Please note that this tutorial is for educational purpose only. While this may provide guidance on real-time implementation, please perform due diligence thoroughly in your respective environments. Wish you, All The Best. Thank you.

Who this course is for:

  • Pharmacovigilance professionals
  • Drug Safety associates & case processors
  • Argus Safety beginners & practitioners
  • IT professionals entering Pharma / PV domain
  • Validation & Quality professionals
  • Business analysts and project managers
  • Anyone preparing for a role in PV technology or compliance
  • Audit and Inspection Professionals
  • QA Professionals